Rail-joint.



RAILJOINT. APPUCATION FILED FEB.2-7. 1915. 1,146,494. Patented July 13,1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onnroa.

IVAN GROZEJ, or McKEESZPORT,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-FIFTH TO MIJO PAUSIG, ONE-FIFTH T0 FRANJOG-RDIC, ONE-FIFTH TO PETAR GBDIG, ANT) .ONE- FIFTH TO NIKOIJA IBOKULIC,0F MQKEESPOBT, 'PENNSYLVANI i RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of e t r rbatent. J Patented July 18, 1915 Applicationfiled February 27,1915. Serial No. 11,112.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVAN GRoznJ, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to rail joints and has for its object toprovide means in a manner as hereinafter set forth for connecting theopposing ends of a pair of track rails together, without the employmentof nuts and bolts, at the same time providing for the necessarycontraction and expansion of the track rails due to climatic influences.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a rail joint which iscomparatively simple'in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, efficient and convenient in its use, readily set up andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is tobeunderstood that changes, variations and modifications canbe resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of arail'joint in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan. Fig.3 is a section on line X-X, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line YY, Fig.1.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 and 2 denote a pair of track railsand each of which consists of a head 3, web 4, and base 5.

Each of the webs 4, at one end, is formed centrally thereof with alongitudinally extending'slot 6 opening at the edge of the web andthelatter is furthermore provided bar, which when in position is arrangedagainst one side of the webs 4 of the track rails 1, 2. The splice bar 8has projecting from its inner face a right angularly disposedlongitudinally extending tongue 9, which projects through alining slots6 when the track rails 1, 2, are positioned as illustrated in F ig. 1.When the slots 6 are in alinement, the open end ofthe slotted rail 1registers with the open end of the slotted rail 2. The splice bar 8 hasits inner face furthermore provided with a pair of projections 10, whichare spaced from the ends of the tongue 9 and when the splice bar 8 ismounted in position, as stated,the said projections 10 extend throughthe openings 7. p

Positioned against the webs 4 of the rails 1, 2, opposite to the splicebar 8, is a splice bar 11, which is mounted between the projections 10.The splice bar 11 is formed with a longitudinally extending opening 12through which projects the tongue 9, the latter extending beyond theouter face of the splice bar 11 and being formed with a verticallydisposed opening 13, having projecting therethrough a retaining plate14. Carried by the outer end of the tongue 9, as well as engagingtherewith, is a holding member 15 in the form of a set'screw, and whichis adapted to project into the openings in the'plate 14 to preventvertical movement of the latter. When the splice bars 8, and 11 and theretaining member 14 are mounted in position,

they are seated upon the bases 5 of the track rails 1 and 2.

What I claim is The combination with a pair of abutting through theopening of the other splice bar, that splice bar having a tongue furtherpro vided with a longitudinal projection at each side of said tongue,said projectionsextend gaging in said plate to prevent vertical 1 ingthrough the openings 1n the webs and movement thereof. engagingthe endsof that spllce bar having In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature theopening, a retaining member extending in presence of two witnesses.

down through the free end of said tongue exteriorly of the splice barhaving the open- I GROZEJ' ing, and an adjustable holding member car-Witnesses:

ried by the free end of the tongue extending HENRY FLACTER,

lengthwise with respect to the latter and en NICHOLAS S. MANDEKIG.

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